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Just traded a Markbass cab for a lovely Sandberg California PM4. Nice! Cheers Jamie, love the Bass!

[quote name='MB1' post='633706' date='Oct 22 2009, 07:30 PM']MB1. ....Is it Passive or Active? [/quote] 4, 5 ,6...? Seriously there's some great guys here!

Well I'm a little bias towards them as I've spent years owning various other basses and now I believe Precisions are for me. I must be very lucky as I dont think I've ever owned one of the 'bad' ones! My current '73 is my 5th seventies Precision. I've also owned newer American ones (but alas not the latest) and various Japanese types. The US current reissues I believe are great, 'GreenKing' will tell you! But for almost the same money there are some peaches of early '70s ones out there and I didnt pay ridiculous money for mine (and its as light as a feather) !

My God! You'll really regret selling the old Precision, dont do it!! Sell the wife?

[quote name='Stacker' post='629427' date='Oct 18 2009, 01:09 PM']here you go:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-USA-57-Precision-Bass-American-Reissue-White_W0QQitemZ220492231501QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item33565c734d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-USA-57-Precis...=item33565c734d[/url][/quote] Lovely innit! I'd love to have a go on one but I guess it'll be a long time before I even see one in a shop 'round here.

Its stunning. I'm in love! It only fuels my GAS for a '57 reissue.

I still haven't been able to try one! Each time I go in to Birmingham's PMT they never have one. I owned an '01 Precision and foolishly sold it because IMHO it was one of the best P basses I've played.

I guess do your homework on the deals available. The interest rated can be very high so you might want to consider a bank loan or even a credit card where the overall payback total will be less (as long as you are sensible, unlike me)!

EBS are great cabs and after owning a few different types of them I settled for the two Pro Line 4x10s. For cabs with lots of bottom I'd try Markbass cabs (from experience) as they seem pretty big on the bass thing!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='625207' date='Oct 13 2009, 04:46 PM']Is it only me that, undoubted rarity value aside, thinks it looks 'okay'?[/quote] Okay? just okay? ....... I mean just - okay....? really, just okay? Peter, well really! :snob:

Ten grand on a good vintage Fender or Ten grand on a motor? I'll be taking the bus thanks. Yeah its a boat load of money, well certainly for me but in my book its worth it. Remember you'll more than likely get it for a few quid less with your suitcase of cash!

I think its one of the nicer Traben basses I've seen.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='624368' date='Oct 12 2009, 08:26 PM']i don't doubt that it's a brilliant bass as laklands suposedly are, and most of them look good, but that's odd looking, like a cartoon version of a '57 fender[/quote] Well it is a 'Donald Duck' Dunn..... I'll get me coat.

I like it but why dont they put the old reverse type tuners on it? My Lakland Skyline DD is one belting Precision, if I do say so myself! Maybe slightly heavier than I would like but certainly not an issue.

If I had the kind of money which allowed me to buy a bass like that I'd have it. People pay a fortune for questionable works of 'art' and buy new cars and loose thousands as the drive it out the showroom. Its a great investment piece.

Welcome and all the bast to you!